When I started coming to NHRA races (World Finals/Supernats, OMS, 1974), they had proper military bands to play the anthem.
The poor child hears the same voice singing at home. CFS should get involved.at least she had enough sense to put ear muffs on baby
There should never be a bad anthem singer. Apparently no vetting is being done. Even without my hearing aids today was dreadful
When I started going to races, Francis Scott Key would sing it himself.
Agree. The lady on Sunday did an excellent job.Todays anthem was great. Didn't have to kneel for it like I did during yesterdays anthem.... #vetsforgoodsingers
"This would be an excellent way to start the race, no time wasted (announcer babble, ENDLESS recaps, and "human interest stories" are not getting the job done. We want to watch a real event, not a documentary"We should copy Indy 500 opening (televised) as much as possible:
Proud to Be An American
America The Beautiful
Followed by quick announcer babble (less than 3.5 minutes)
Invocation
National Anthem (with appropriate bombs going off)
Followed immediately by Fire In The Pipes
This would be an excellent way to start the race, no time wasted (announcer babble, ENDLESS recaps, and "human interest stories" are not getting the job done. We want to watch a real event, not a documentary
This reminds me of an IHRA race about 15 years ago or so. I think it was a track in Michigan but it could have been somewhere else.
Bill Bader loved his fireworks and always ended the national anthem with rockets' red glare, aka - fireworks. They also arranged to have a military paratrooper land on the track. The problem was that no one coordinated the paratrooper with the fireworks. As the paratrooper descended and was preparing to land on the track, the fireworks went off in the direction of the paratrooper. The paratrooper had to make evasive maneuvers to avoid being hit by the fireworks.
It was a classic national anthem.
I was surprised there was not some kind of flyover on Sunday at the Vegas four wide. Nellis AFB is right there.
On Friday several F-16s, a couple of F-15s, a bunch of F-35s, two VF-22 Ospreys and an A-10 were flying around.
Personally, I’d like to see a B-1 flyover after the National Anthem.
Just as it gets over the track, have it light all four afterburners.
NHRA may have the most powerful land based vehicles.
But, watching a B-1 under full ‘burner, with the wings laid back, takes the meaning of power to a whole new level.